Avanaut
Orbital Manoeuvres in the Dark
Docking the LEM to the modified Eagle passenger pod is a dangerous move, make no mistake about that. The orbital flight dynamics are quite peculiar.
The Eagle docking ring could have been modified to a scientific pod instead of the regular one because of the extra airlock protrusions, it would have been safer to dock to that instead of manoeuvering between the landing gear pods. In the end it was deemed the overall weight distribution is better this way, closer to the center of the weight axis.
The orbital rendezvous rehearsal was succesful.
Orbital Manoeuvres in the Dark
Docking the LEM to the modified Eagle passenger pod is a dangerous move, make no mistake about that. The orbital flight dynamics are quite peculiar.
The Eagle docking ring could have been modified to a scientific pod instead of the regular one because of the extra airlock protrusions, it would have been safer to dock to that instead of manoeuvering between the landing gear pods. In the end it was deemed the overall weight distribution is better this way, closer to the center of the weight axis.
The orbital rendezvous rehearsal was succesful.